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Any News on a Replacement for Wonders of Life?
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EPCOT Explorer
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SirGoofy
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I wouldn't be too sure of that.
HP will be spectacular. Mysterious Island AND somthing at MK would be enough...maybe...I don't know...the Little Mermaid?
That was/is part of a plan that got lost in the economy.
What sounds like the best course of action for Disney would be to a. copy the Little Mermaid ride from DCA at the Magic Kingdom b. break ground on a new land for AK (Mysterious Island would be pretty awesome, or perhaps something totally different?) and c. work on the Monsters INC. roller coaster at DHS. Those combined with the refresh of Space Mountain should be enough to drag people away from Universal.
SirGoofy
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Table service? I hope so. MK needs a quality TS.
Yup, that would work. Heck 2 outta 3 would work. Let's see if anything happens.
Not only that, but if the new land at AK is proven to be Mysterious Island, something exclusive to FL would be pretty cool in addition to JtTCoTE (nice acronym hua) and 20,000 Leagues. A From the Earth to the Moon ride would be pretty awesome too.
Jasonflz
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That would be pretty cool.
We already have Around the World in 80 days at Pleasure Island.
Jasonflz
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:sohappy: Still waitin' for the economy to get better.
According to a WDW vacation guide the Little mermaid is going to be put in the area where the Pooh playground is now.
SirGoofy
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Eh, not really. It will take up some of the old 20K plot, but the playground will remain, I think.
EPCOT Explorer
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So, Martin, when the econ improves, do you think all of this stuff will be greenlit?
The original plan was to replace 20,000 Leagues with The Little Mermaid. In fact, there have been a bunch of different versions of the ride that have been tossed around, but none were ever built until the one that's coming to DCA is finished. I'm not sure how much of what use to be 20,000 Leagues the Pooh Playground takes up, but I could see them building a new pavilion with the Little Mermaid dark ride in it behind the playground.
I believe that Disney seriously doubt that HP will blow peoples mind. Remember the main man behind HP joined Disney mid way through the HP design. He knows exactly what's going on there. Disney also had a lot of hands on with the Kuka system, and reportedly didn't think much of it in the end.
If we also go back to when IOA opened, it didn't hurt Disney. I always remember on the day it opened WDW put out a full page congratulations open letter in the Sentinel congratulating Universal on the opening and thanking them for making Orlando an even more attractive tourist destination. If people go to Orlando, they go to WDW - simple as that. Disney fear Vegas and cruise lines, not Universal.
SirGoofy
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The playground takes up a minuscule part of the 20K plot.
I don't see how HP won't blow pleople away, but we'll see when it opens. From everything I've heard they've got another Spider-man on their hands.
And personally, I don't see the problem with attendance. I know WDW will always have the upper hand there. But if Universal pushes the envelope with this one, that's2 spectacular rides better than any ride Disney has put out in the past 15 years.
Well maybe the combination of Universal's new coaster and Sea World's new coaster will convince Disney that they need to put some kind of mega attraction plan into action.
Jasonflz
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The right advertising for MI, Monster's Inc. coaster, Space Mountain completion, and whatever they want to put out will give them the easy upper hand. Just look at Expedition Everest. It had MEGA-ADVERTISING behind it and got DAK as one of the busiest parks for a while when it opened.
Yeah and gave Everest ridiculous wait times. I had to wait in line for 3 hours once to go on that.
Jasonflz
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So did I. The yeti was worth it.
Oh yes... Yes it was...
